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Radev was elected in the 2016 presidential election. An independent politician can enter into parliament only if they gather enough votes to pass the 4% threshold, thus behaving like political parties. However they can be part of a civic quota of a given party.
At the 2016 election, Lazarus lost his seat and Lambie was re-elected under the Jacqui Lambie Network. In the 2022 election, former rugby player David Pocock was elected as an independent Senator from the ACT , becoming the first independent Senator from a territory and the first non-major party member of parliament from the ACT.
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While a member of Congress, she served as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2013 to 2016, and resigned to endorse Bernie Sanders' campaign for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.
- 2003–present
- Independent (since 2022)
On July 26, 2016, however shortly after losing the Democratic presidential nomination, Sanders said he would serve as an Independent in the Senate. [1] Following Donald Trump 's victory in the 2016 presidential election , Sanders accepted his victory and promised to work with Trump.
- Bernard Sanders, September 8, 1941 (age 82), New York City, U.S.
- Jim Jeffords
- Vermont Progressive (1981–present)
- Sheldon Whitehouse
The 2016 United States presidential election was the 58th presidential election that happened on November 8, 2016. Businessman Donald Trump and Indiana governor Mike Pence, defeated former secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Virginia senator Tim Kaine on the Republican Party ticket. [2]
Sep 12, 2015 · Steve Gladstone, Independent. Only just clearing the constitutional age requirement, Gladstone is a 35-year-old computer science professional who focuses on issues like privacy protections ...
